Accountability, California style: Counting or accounting?

Teachers College Record

Volumn 106, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2102-2127

  Russell, Michael ^a,c   Higgins, Jennifer ^a   Raczek, Anastasia ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b QualityMetric Incorporated   (United States)

^c Ctr Stud Test Eval Educ Plcy

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EID: 10244221220     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9620.2004.00429.x     Document Type: Review

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